THE Duke of Cambridge had a back garden kickabout with the England's women's football team today and complained about being scarred for life by one of the players.

Prince William said he is teaching his son, Prince George, to play football

Prince William renewed a decade-long friendly rivalry and long-running joke with Manchester City midfielder Jill Scott, who accidentally injured him 10 years ago during a similar kickabout.

"She's lethal," William quipped to her teammates, saying he still has a scar on his leg from where she kicked him after slipping.

The future King, who is president of the Football Association, enjoyed plenty of banter with the 23-strong England squad at a Kensington Palace reception to wish them luck ahead of the Euro 2017 championships in the Netherlands and in a kickabout afterwards on Perk's Field behind the palace.